The background: Make Model are such hot property right now, watch you don't burn your fingers on your computer as you read this. They're being described as "a bunch of genius folk bastards", but don't expect any tankards of real ale or Arran sweaters from these six Glaswegians. This isn't beardy folk as your creepy old neighbours with the musty, worn Steeleye Span albums might understand it. And they're not exactly typical of their area; in fact, the group who include former members of Carson, Dance Lazarus Dance and Fickle Public sound more like one of the new wave of scarily exuberant happy-clappy bands-as-communes from Canada, making them Scotland's answer to the male-female chaos-pop of Broken Social Scene et al.

You can hear for yourselves on The LSB, their debut single released in July, all stomping beats, call-and-response, duelling-gender chants and shouts and a chuck-it-in-the-mix approach to production. During Make Model's performances, either in the studio or onstage, several melodies fight to be heard over the instrumental melee, and it sounds as though the band are having either fun or experiencing some sort of semi-religious fervour during recording (note to church-goers: GUM acknowledges that both are possible simultaneously). Czech Neck, the B-side, harnesses their madcap energy to more streamlined effect, with its acoustic guitars strummed manically over layers of synthesiser.

The six-piece formed last year but are already stalwarts of the festival and gigging circuit, having conquered, laid slain to and generally entertained the masses in a non-violent way at Skye, GoNorth, RockNess, 02, Latitude, T In The Park and Indian Summer, with further metaphorical massacres to come at Belladrum, Reading and Leeds, Connect and Loopallu. They released The LSB on their own label The Biz, and they were recently crushed, ever so gently, in the stampede to be signed by EMI, who will be releasing their already-anticipated album next year, with the first single from it mooted to be The Was, due out in March 2008. The music industry continues to lead the world in forward planning.

The buzz: "Close proximity to Make Model may infect you with that germ called joy."

The truth: Once heard, difficult to dislodge from the cranium.

Most likely to: Cause excitement among the pathologically bored.

Least likely to: Be invited to perform at all-seater venues.

File next to: Annuals, Broken Social Scene, Stars, Arcade Fire.

What to buy: Debut single The LSB/Czech Neck (Union Of Knives mix) is out now on the Biz on seven-inch CD and download.